Clyde Verdin is in his first season as an associate sports information director at LSU, serving as the primary contact for softball and volleyball, while also acting as the department’s liaison to the Cox Communications Academic Center for Student-Athletes and the department’s community service efforts.

Prior to joining the staff, Verdin, 30, worked for over two years as the director of media relations at his Alma Mater of Nicholls State University in Thibodaux, Louisiana, where he oversaw the media relations efforts for all 13 of the university’s Division I sports.

After receiving his bachelor of arts in broadcast journalism from Nicholls in 2008, Verdin went on to complete internships at the University of Missouri and with the New Orleans Pelicans of the NBA.

A native of Morgan City, Louisiana, Verdin is married to the former Stephanie Detillier of Raceland, Louisiana.